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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1919
Page
6
Analysis notes the wealth of the United States as a creditor nation and its vast control of global resources. It cites population shares, mineral and agricultural outputs, and national income, warning readers not to sell government securities as they hold future value for individuals and the nation.
Unfilled pledges still hold good for War Savings Stamps of 1919. The 1918 War Savings Stamps yield four percent interest, are available at post offices and banks, and come in blue color with Benjamin Franklin on the label. Thrift Stamps and Thrift Cards remain in use, with Thrift Cards exchangeable for 1918 War Buying Stamps at a small additional cost. Purchasers should note 1919 War Savings Stamps are to be tied to 1918 War Savings Certificates, with care to keep 1918 and 1919 certificates separate and not mix stamps across years.
Victorian style ad claims the Tasteless Chill Tonic strengthens the blood and aids circulation to combat cold symptoms. It features quinine and iron, marketed as a strong, invigorating tonic for grip and influenza prevention.
France is praised as thriftiest nation while the United States urges citizens to save with government securities. The piece urges buying thrift stamps at 4 percent compound interest, noting South Carolina per capita savings at 26.73 dollars and contrasting small French denominations to U S savings options. It asks if Americans will let the French beat them in thrift.
Brigadier General Autin narrates in With the Help of God and a Few Marines as Marines cross wheat fields under heavy withering fire. A sergeant asks if they want to live forever while the clash tests courage. The call to raise funds for Liberty Loan echoes amid combat memories.
Pvt. Sing Kee of Infantry, son of Chung Kee of San Jose California, distinguished for extraordinary heroism at Mont Notre Dame west of Fismes in 1918. Despite gas exposure he refused evacuation and ran a regimental message center, aiding command and frontline communication. urged purchase of Victory Liberty Loan to support the war effort.
The statement urges generous public spending to end the war, claiming it saved billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of lives. It asks readers to pay their share and do so thankfully.
Notice announces a stockholders meeting at the Dillon office of W J Adams on April 16 1918 at ten in the forenoon to liquidate the corporation and apply to the State for dissolution W J Adams president and W G Lucas secretary and treasurer also advertises poultry remedies and home cure products with offers and pricing includes a 4 3 41 236 code
A blaze at Bennettsville on April 21 destroyed the Atlantic Coast Line freight depot the cotton platform with about 700 bales of cotton and eight box cars. Fire officials saved some records and items. Losses total around 150000 with cargo from Pee Dee River Cotton Co and other goods affected.
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